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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
6
The article extols daily bathing for beauty and wellness featuring scrubbing to remove dead skin, warm rinses to stimulate capillaries, and rosy complexion. It advises pre bath makeup removal, steam aided cleansing, use of bath salts and scented tonics, and thorough drying and lotion rub down for bright skin and revived nerves.
The Memorial Drive Methodist Church held a meeting led by President Mrs Ralph Weinman with devotion by Mrs C R Ferguson on Romans fourteen. Guests Miss Jean Rowe Miss Zana Wiley Falkville and Mrs T B Strickland Jr hosted a tea shower for Miss Martha Ellen Sivley bride elect of Mr Harold Penly Sanford Florida ahead of a June 6 Falkville wedding.
Thirty seven seniors at Decatur Negro High School will receive diplomas at 8 pm during commencement exercises at the Negro First Baptist Church on West Vine Street. Birmingham schools supervisor Carl Hayes will be the speaker. The program includes marches, chorus numbers, an address by Carol Hayes, and the presentation of diplomas.
Rowe and Mrs Herbert presented a soft music program in the afternoon with Stephen Conner Jenkins contributing gentle passages throughout the event.
Mrs Evelyn Alexander New York stylist visits Florence before a business trip to Meridian and a Birmingham layover headlined by weekend travels. Mrs Jervis Jones and family from Panama City visit Mrs T Jervis Jones in Florence. Dallas and Tulsa visitors drop in with plans for weddings and family gatherings in the region.
The Flint Baptist Church expects the largest Sunday morning attendance as Rev. M. G. Fields preaches on Who To Obey Annas Or Angel. Sunday school at 9 45 with D D Norris Alton Leathers and L L Matthews as superintendents. Training Union at 645 p m. Bernice Nelson and Frank Nelson direct. June theme Learn of Me. Progress on the educational building digging, to be poured next week. Members invited to attend the business meeting June 5 at 730 p m and bring tools to help further construction May and June events noted with a big song service upcoming.
Emblem club members plan three booths in Decatur Friday and Saturday to raise funds for the Disabled American Veterans memorial for Morgan county veterans. Only $2,000 of $6,000 goal collected. memorial will sit on courthouse lawn with marble and engraved names.
In New Orleans on June 3 1944 two Louisiana parish school boards Orleans and Iberville face U S district court suits filed by 24 black residents alleging violation of the fourteenth amendment. Plaintiffs claim denial of instruction and access to modern schools for negro children and lack of bus service and sanitary facilities. 1109 negro graduates from elementary schools this year would lack adequate secondary schooling.
Mrs. Charles Speake and Mrs. R. C. Beckette with Miss Marie Hampton attend a six week session at Florence State Teachers College traveling daily. Miss Carrie Mae Speake suffers an infected eye while relatives join visits from Florence and at home for weekend. Ulric Speake and several Hamptons attend the funeral of D. W. Speake of De.
Mrs Chas Speake visited her parents in Flint on Sunday. Dorothy Kelsoe of Florence spent the weekend with her parents in Decatur. Quarterly meeting at Danville drew many attendees and an all day singing occurred at the Church of God. Highway work begins at Morgan county line toward Moulton via Wren. Mrs Adie Hunter and Mrs Woods of Hartselle visited Decatur friends. The new home of Walter Alexander nears completion. Bettie Hampton and Marie Hampton visited by J S Pearce and family from Cullman. Rains boosted crops and work resumes. John Wiley attended a Decatur cattle sale. A wedding is planned for Miss Evelyn Gillespie and Rev George Sinquefield at Valley Grove Baptist Church on the first Sunday.
Report notes that a typical woman’s heart rate runs about eight beats per minute faster than a man’s on average. The observation highlights a physiological difference without assigning cause or broader implications.
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